Word: bismarek
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...First and Cromwell, Bismarck has been in power for nearly thirty years. Although not a commander he is a conqueror. He began to direct his armies in 1864 and in 1871 France was compelled to sue for peace. On the significance of the French belief in the meaning of Bismarek's career depends their belief in the destiny of France. There are three great points in his foreign policy, the Danish, Austrian and French wars. In a study of his character, however, we must not look solely to his foreign policy but to his intercourse with his own nation...